Adnan said such an outrageous statement could only mean that Dr Mahathir had lost his ability to differentiate between facts and malicious slander.

"Tun Dr Mahathir has destroyed himself by believing in people like (Datuk) Ibrahim Ali and Dollah Kok Lanas (former New Straits Times Press group editor-in-chief Tan Sri Abdullah Ahmad). He should not have let himself be influenced by these frustrated people."

Adnan said despite his stature as a statesman, Dr Mahathir had lost his bearing when he launched a personal attack against Abdullah.

"It makes me sad to see him letting those kutu-kutu (bad hats) instigate him to say all those things about Pak Lah."